incretin

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inkretin
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A gastrointestinal hormone causing an increase in the amount of insulin released from the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans after eating, even before blood glucose levels become elevated
(Biyoloji) A hormone made in the mucous membranes of the duodenum and jejunum that can stimulate the stomach, liver, and pancreas to secrete certain digestive substances and can inhibit gastric acid secretion, also secretin or oxykrinin